29 faces day seven

The paradise of colour, gouache and ink

The 29 faces challenge rolls on and today another tribute to another of my favourite artists. Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
Born in Vienna in 1928 died in 2000. For me Hunderwasser uses with such mastery my favourite medium ....

Colour!!

' A colourful world is always a synonym for paradise'  Hunderwasser

my piece is  a take on 'Wintergiest' painted in 1966 it is a wonderful mixed media work click HERE to take a look at my inspiration.
I would have loved to spend more time messing about with layers and colours, however the clock ticks on and the challenge continues....

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29 faces day six

The 29 faces challenge continues, doing 29 faces in 29 days is certainly making me think about how to represent faces in a different way. I thought it time to try a bit of something different so
today a bit of an abstract work. Sillouette cut paper faces based on the florentine statue I posted yesterday. Used a bit of acrylic over the top of the collaged paper.

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Just a little mention for my postcard giveaway last week,

the winner of the draw was Uuna!!

My little thistle card will be on its way to Finland ASAP

I will be doing another postcard draw in a couple of weeks for those who missed out this time.

29 Faces Day five

This is a piece inspired by my trip to Italy earlier in the year. I visited Florence and was amazed to find this giant statue!
It was in Boboli gardens set in the grounds of the Pitti palace and is by Igor Mitora

This is me beside it to give you a sense of scale!

It has such a strong powerful presence i thought i'd give it a little softness and some pink stencilled flowers. Not sure if it works, but I can always do another version!

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29 faces Day four

It's a strange world (acrylic on gelli print paper)

Day four brings a strange little face. She appeared out a Gelli print page I did recently. I was going to add some hair... but decided not, it adds to the strangeness!

29 faces Day three

Study in purple ( Conte crayon and pencil )

Well this is another continuation of yesterdays theme, my daughter.

When drawing people I usually do several versions in different mediums to see which I like best. Today I used conte crayons which I like very much. For those who don't know they are a type of chalky pastel, they are small and compact and I find the colours beautiful.

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29 faces Day two

Don't look back ( wax crayon, pencil and watercolour)

 Day two of the 29 faces challenge and it is an idea I had from my post yesterday. I used the photo of my daughter at the Tate gallery. It uses her reflected image.
I used really cheap wax crayons to scribble on the shadow silhouette then washed over the top in watercolour.

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29 faces and Chagall

 Day one, 29 faces ( Well two for the price of one )

Marc and Bella, acrylic on paper ( A tribute to Chagall)

Well today is day one, and I'm starting the challenge with trepidation. Will I manage to post 29 faces? I will do my best, but life has a habit of getting in the way!

My first piece is watered down acrylic painted on heavy watercolour paper. I stencilled a little ink on first. It is inspired by my recent trip to Liverpool and the WONDERFUL Chagall exhibition at the Tate.

 My piece is based on the beautiful painting 'lovers' my favourite in the whole exhibition. Chagall painted a series of pieces of himself and his wife Bella together after they were married. The figures often merge into one, showing how much in love they were. Quite beautiful!! If you want to see the original click HERE

The Tate Gallery Liverpool docks

My daughter Briony had some fun with some of the other exhibits at the gallery!!

We had a wonderful afternoon tea at the Sapphire lounge. Instead of tea the teapots were filled with a brandy fruit punch . Very decadent for a Thursday afternoon, but I was on holiday!!

I found a great little art shop on bold street called Rennies. I love exploring new art shops!

We also found a fabulous Moroccan  restaurant called Kasbah. They served proper Moroccan tea out of little cut glass cups....

And served Baklava ( A gorgeous dessert of little pastries)

Ended the trip with a look round the cathedral..

Which was being prepared for a wedding, a very impressive wedding by the looks of it!

Anyway mini holiday over and back to work...

Linking up to the 29 faces challenge starting HERE

Also linking up to my friends at Paint party friday